by Jeff Slater | Apr 17, 2022 | Foodpreneurs, Interesting Brands
Fishwife is a sustainably sourced tinned fish that looks remarkably different from your idea of fish in a can. This Los Angeles-based tinned fish company markets sardines from Spain soaked in olive oil and smoked albacore tuna from Northern California. Caroline...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 17, 2022 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Advice
Sustainable Business Plan Pillars The days of the one-hundred-page business plan decks are a thing of the past. These days, a business plan can be one-page. But your plan needs to clearly articulate the basics – what makes you different, who you will serve, and...
by Jeff Slater | Mar 10, 2022 | Interesting Brands
Turning a Negative into a Positive When the identical twin founders of the athletic shoe company – APL (Athletic Propulsion Labs) started in March 2009, they never envisioned that the NBA would ban their sneakers. Adam and Ryan Goldson were at first crushed and...
by Jeff Slater | Feb 13, 2022 | Interesting Brands, Marketing Start Ups
This is no Jokr I’m still amazed when I click the buy button and the next day, a bright, red, and shiny toaster shows up at my front door. Amazon, and e-commerce in general, has stretched our imagination of what’s possible. So when I learned about Jokr – I thought,...
by Jeff Slater | Jan 11, 2022 | Interesting Brands
The business model for non-profits almost always involves asking for donations. Two friends, Adam and Josh had a different idea that shifts the business model and has become their path to create their ticket to success. High school mates Adam McCurdie and Josh Ross...
by Jeff Slater | Oct 28, 2021 | Interesting Brands
When I saw that Heinz was having fun with their flagship ketchup brand, I squeezed out a big, red, marketing laugh. Blood ketchup? I love love, love, love when a brand stops taking itself so seriously that it can engage with consumers in a new, human and playful way....
